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Location: Sacramento, CA
Age: 29
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![]() oops meant dcc* - which is digital climate control. looks very pretty, but is somewhat of a headache to get working. just a cool oem+ thing that i feel would suit this build. pic of dcc -> s13 DCC |
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Hmm. I like the look of a clean bay, but you are probably right. My goal is to keep ac. So if I give up and go the tucked bay rout, I have settled. That’s a slippery slope. |
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Zilvia Member
![]() Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Colorado
Age: 29
Posts: 294
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Bro, don't delete that shit. You'll be less prone to drive it. My a/c doesn't work consistently in my coupe, so I didn't drive it much this summer. No P/S in a street car isn't that fun either.
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![]() Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: MI
Age: 32
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As for debating all of the shaved bay stuff, DON'T DO IT! I messed with all of the crap you mentioned on my car back in 2012 and I majorly regret it. Leave your heat, AC, brake lines and booster, power steering, etc. in the factory location and you will be much, much happier. That's my two cents anyway! It's the biggest thing that I hate about my car right now. You've been blessed with an awesome opportunity in this chassis. I would try to preserve as much as possible. Still modify it by all means, but think about the long haul (if you intend to keep it, as it seems you do.) |
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Location: Greensborough, NC
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Love the car! But is it really a unicorn if it's CA, Auto, and Brown interior. . . ? Seems like a budge build, and I'm looking forward to seeing progress!
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Good evening guys.
Before I get to my tiny update, I want to let you know that I am selling most of the original stuff I have removed from the car. If you are interested in it, let me know. I am working out of an oversized one stall garage, so I don't have the space for it. I am not shipping the big stuff, but I have: CA18DE with the auto trans, harness, and ECM. No Leaks. Clean AF(~36k Miles)- $300 Original Exhaust Radiator Inlet piping including filter box 2 piece drive shaft Fan Shroud I have more... I think. If you come pick it up, I'll let it ALL go for $450. Also, I am still looking for info on the RB25 transmissions. I have money burning a hole in my pocket, and I'm itching to buy an engine. This is the last bit go info I need before I make my purchase. Please look at THIS THREAD if you can lend a hand with IDing transmissions. Now for the update. It's small, but whatever. I dropped the S13 crossmember. I then transferred over the rack assembly to the R33 crossmember. Out with the old ![]() In with the new ![]() I replaced the rack bushings with some energy bushings even though they were fine. I got the suspension put back together and she is back on all fours. I wanted to put the sweet looking syko mounts on, but the instructions recommend mounting them to the engine then dropping it in ![]() |
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![]() Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: illinois
Age: 35
Posts: 111
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Hi what's up.just came across your thread.what a clean beauty....I have a 92 coupe im converting to a silvia.I am in mapleton-Peoria.would luv to check out car,exchange knowledge,and maybe even lend each other a hand if needed! Don't really know any of the few 240/silvia locals
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I have way too many customers who come in wanting a small bit of power, they come in for a GTE swap or to install a single turbo aiming for small increase. You quickly see the builds spiral out of control, as our minds work faster than our hands.. Never limit yourself just understand to pace your build for your own enjoyment. Clean ass car, might want to consider a 1J VVTI setup over the RB but thats just personal preference. |
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And DEFINITELY keep the AC....that's a no brainer. |
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What all are you converting? Are you doing the front end conversion or full RHD swap? |
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![]() Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: illinois
Age: 35
Posts: 111
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If you want to look at old photobucket photos, you can google the thread and google images will still show you a low res image, it may help.
If im correct the best transmission to get is out of a r33 And I have plenty of buttons that don't do anything. Examples include, but are not limited to: AC, manual climate control doors, rear defrost, cruise control, sometimes the passenger window switch. Someone had fun with the body harness in my car. As far as the build is progressing, I think a rb silvia is not done often at all. If you could keep the engine bay looking as oem as possible, I think it would compliment the car very nicely. |
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Here we go!
I found an engine, but it was not local. I hope this is not going to be an issue, but none of my local-ish spots have line of sight on when they will have any. I went with a Osaka JDM out of Quebec. I've heard good things, but I'm still a little leery about buying a second hand engine sight unseen. I bought the car the same way, but this feels different. Probably because I've seen the way containers full of engines are shipped. Anyway... It's done now, so no use fretting over it. It should be here early next week. In the mean time, I am going to work on installing the clutch peddle and master cylinder. I will also start trying to find a spot for my (admittedly too large) intercooler. Here are some pics of the engine. I will post some more when I get eyes on it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Well... It took a while, but the engine showed up on Tuesday. There was a problem with customs that resulted in it getting turned away.
It arrived pretty much as advertised, but the pallet it was on broke causing it to lay over and rest on the accessories during shipping. I will probably have to replace the AC compressor and the idler pulley. No big deal though. I have started pulling it apart to clean it up and do some maintenance. There are so many damn hoses on this thing. I also want to get the valve covers painted. I have been taking advantage of the Black Friday deals today. I ordered a Mishimoto KA radiator and the harness from Wiring Specialties. Hopefully things will move along pretty steadily now. ![]() |
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Its been a while. I would like to have gotten farther than this by now, but December was crazy at work. I had the week from Christmas to New Years off, and planned on devoting a bunch of time to it between those two holidays. Then I got sick.
![]() Anyway... Here is whats happened since the last update. I cleaned up the engine and did some maintenance on it. I replaced the timing belt and the water pump. I replaced the accessory belts and the pulleys that were damaged in shipping. I also painted the valve covers and timing belt covers. On the car, I installed the clutch pedal and master cylinder. ![]() Last night, I dropped the engine into the car. That is a tight fit!!! I used the Syko mount kit, and could not be happier with the product. It lined up perfectly. The hardest part was getting it into the bay, and I imagine that it would have been much easier with another set of hands and eyes. Here it is in the car. It was getting late, so i literally bolted it in, folded up the cherry picker, and snapped the pic. ![]() Tonight, I am going to mount the radiator and take some measurements for fans and a shroud. I am also going to try to wire the engine. Hopefully the Wiring Specialties harness lives up to the hype and it is as easy to install as I've heard. It sure looks like its high quality. And a little thing. This morning I ordered a 1 piece driveshaft from the Driveshaft Shop. |
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Leaky Injector
![]() Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: illinois
Age: 35
Posts: 111
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Very cool!!!nice clean look bro.I'm not to far from ya if u remember.wish I coulda helped ya out with the extra eyes and hands ....if were outta the negative temps hit me up sometime ha
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